Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft

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dc.contributor.author	Nardi, Bonnie	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ly, Stella	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Harris, Justin	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-06-17T20:45:20Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2010-06-17T20:45:20Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nardi, Bonnie, Stella Ly and Justin Harris. 2007. Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780769527550	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	0769527558	en_US
dc.identifier.other	Former Mana'o EPrint ID97	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10524/1601	en_US
dc.description	Refereed	en_US
dc.description.abstract	We examine learning culture in a popular online game, World of Warcraft. We analyze the way players learn this complex game through chat conversation with peers. We describe three kinds of learning: fact finding, devising tactics/strategy, and acquiring game ethos. We investigate learning in the zone of proximal development as specified in cultural-historical activity theory. We examine the emotional tenor of learning conversations, noting their drama, humor, and intimacy.	en_US
dc.format.extent	10 pages	en_US
dc.publisher	IEEE	en_US
dc.relation	http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/HICSS.2007.321	en_US
dc.relation	http://darrouzet-nardi.net/bonnie/pdf/Nardi-HICSS.pdf	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences	en_US
dc.subject	World of Warcraft	en_US
dc.subject	massively multi-player online games (MMOG)	en_US
dc.subject	learning	en_US
dc.subject	computer-mediated communication	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Ethnology	en_US
dc.title	Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft	en_US
dc.type	Book_section	en_US